Senior Regulatory Specialist - ACES

Senior Regulatory Specialist

The Senior Regulatory Specialist leads environmental permitting and agency coordination for complex Alaska projects, with a strong emphasis on mining developments and associated infrastructure. This client-facing role develops permitting strategies, identifies approval pathways and risks, manages applications and schedules, and aligns engineering and environmental input. It requires sound judgment and comfort working directly with senior and executive-level technical specialists. The specialist may also mentor staff and review work products.

Essential duties include:

• Leading permitting strategy and execution for large, complex projects, particularly mining developments and related facilities and infrastructure
• Developing permit inventories, requirements matrices, agency engagement plans, and schedules; identifying dependencies and critical-path approvals
• Managing permit applications, supporting analyses, agency responses, and compliance documentation; aligning technical inputs with project design and regulatory requirements
• Coordinating environmental review and consultation processes, including National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documentation and applicable federal, state, and local authorizations
• Engaging with State of Alaska and Federal agencies
• Serving as a primary regulatory contact for clients; leading meetings, explaining permitting options and risks, and tracking commitments
• Working independently with senior and executive-level subject matter experts, engineers, environmental specialists, and subcontractors
• Managing scope, budgets, schedules, and quality of regulatory deliverables
• Supporting ACES' zero-incident safety culture

Required experience includes:

• Bachelor's degree in environmental science, natural resources, engineering, geology, or a related field
• At least eight years of relevant professional experience in environmental permitting, regulatory affairs, or environmental consulting
• Experience permitting mining projects is strongly preferred, especially projects involving related infrastructure and multiple agencies
• Demonstrated ability to develop permitting strategies, manage complex permit packages, and translate technical project information into clear regulatory submissions
• Working knowledge of Alaska state and federal environmental and land use permitting processes, including agency consultation and environmental review
• Ability to coordinate with engineering teams as designs change and identify permitting gaps and risks
• Strong writing, analytical, problem-solving, and professional communication skills, including the ability to brief clients and facilitate agency meetings
• Ability to work autonomously, prioritize competing deadlines, and take ownership of client-facing work while collaborating across disciplines
• Willingness to travel within Alaska for site visits and project or agency meetings as needed